Worst looking CD/LP artwork

[Papy Oli]

[DavidW]

He is probably screaming because he realized he accidentally chose the Carpenter edition!

[Madiel]

...is it RAINING??

[Papy Oli]

ah, so it is, didn't even notice! 

[pjme]

There's more of Somtow...and Mahler



Quite a figure!

Somtow

[VonStupp]

I will admit that Jim Post was a neighbor of mine for a short time, and I missed that he passed just this fall. He was a folk singer from the 60's and 70's.

His album I Love My Life is widely considered terrible cover art, but he was a generous and kind man that didn't let the humorous jabs bother him.

I first met him at a concert of the Charlie Daniels Band, where the band invited Post up on stage to perform with them (he was in the audience). They obviously had great respect for him, since they mentioned him throughout the concert.

He spent his later years doing one-man shows as Mark Twain in the unglaciated region of the US Midwest around Galena, Illinois, where my kids and I saw him perform many times. He was great and had a terrific moustache!

I last saw him at the Best Buy trying to figure out computers. He was hilarious dealing with the Best Buy associate, who woefully tried to explain everything to him, all the while Post leaning into his eccentricities. His personality was larger than life.

Sorry for the ramble and remembrances, but I was caught off guard about his death, which I missed.

RIP Jim Post and your cover art.

[Brahmsian]

Based on the discussion of Beauty Farm in the New Releases thread, here is my personal vote for the worst of the Beauty Farm series:

[Todd]

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Circa??

PD

[Todd]

Circa??

1970

[Mapman]

I'm surprised that nobody bothered to post this here yet. (I'm making it small to save everyone's eyes. It is possible to click the picture to make it bigger.)

[Peter Power Pop]

I'm surprised that nobody bothered to post this here yet. (I'm making it small to save everyone's eyes. It is possible to click the picture to make it bigger.)

That series of CDs by Beauty Farm isn't getting any better, is it.

[Peter Power Pop]

Based on the discussion of Beauty Farm in the New Releases thread, here is my personal vote for the worst of the Beauty Farm series:

I think this one might be worse:

[T. D.]

I think this one might be worse:

I think there are worse in the Beauty Farm catalog.
But it's hard to say...the Beauty Farm catalog is IMO (ironically  ) practically the mother lode of bad-looking cover art.

[Peter Power Pop]

I think there are worse in the Beauty Farm catalog.
But it's hard to say...the Beauty Farm catalog is IMO (ironically  ) practically the mother lode of bad-looking cover art.

Absolutely. The entire series is a treasure trove of "What?".

[Madiel]

Maybe it calls for a poll. Which of these Beauty Farm covers makes your eyes bleed the most? Or least...

[Peter Power Pop]

Maybe it calls for a poll. Which of these Beauty Farm covers makes your eyes bleed the most? Or least...

Discogs lists eight releases from Beauty Farm.

Here's their discography in visual form:

















The last one gets extra points for reminding me of Mad Max: Fury Road.

[Madiel]

I'm declaring right now that numbers 3 and 5 are at the bottom of my ranking, but it might be hard to split them.

Edit: Okay not that hard. Number 3 is completely dreadful even in this company.

[SimonNZ]

Yeah. Pull-your-damn-pants-up guy wins it.

[Harry]

All Beauty Farm covers are a disgrace and an immense pain for your eyes. And apart from this "Beauty Farm" it implies even more bad taste.